Staff Research Engineer, GenAI RL — Lead Next-Gen RL Systems

Google LLC; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Google DeepMind is seeking a Share Staff Research Engineer in Mountain View, CA, to advance reinforcement learning for GenAI. You will contribute to research, design, and deployment of RL methods and core libraries, collaborating with DeepMind and Google teams to scale capabilities and apply models in meaningful product areas.

The role emphasizes leadership in RL research, large-scale ML expertise, and delivering practical, impactful AI solutions with safety and ethics at the forefront.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development.
• 5 years of experience testing and launching software products.
• 3 years of experience with software design and architecture.
• Experience with reinforcement learning, machine learning, and deep learning.

Responsibilities

• Develop innovative post-training or RL solutions to advance the capability of our Gemini models.
• Develop, maintain, and improve the core RL libraries, tools, and frameworks to accelerate and scale the RL development.
• Collaborate with partners across DeepMind and Google to apply the model in critical product areas.

Skills

Reinforcement learning

Machine learning

Deep learning

Software development

Software testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Google DeepMind is seeking a Share Staff Research Engineer in Mountain View, CA, to advance reinforcement learning for GenAI. You will contribute to research, design, and deployment of RL methods and core libraries, collaborating with DeepMind and Google teams to scale capabilities and apply models in meaningful product areas.

The role emphasizes leadership in RL research, large-scale ML expertise, and delivering practical, impactful AI solutions with safety and ethics at the forefront.